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Council discusses waiving tap fees and donating equipment for Allegheny School demolition work
Summary
Sparta staff described a plan to waive two water taps and one sewer tap and donate used meters and setters to support phase 1 of the Allegheny School demolition; staff estimated the town’s in-kind materials and water would be roughly $1,440 while labor-savings value could be up to about $6,300–$7,000, but no formal roll-call vote on fee waivers is recorded in the transcript.
Staff described recent meetings with the school’s contractor about phase 1 demolition work at the Allegheny high school and outlined requests for water and sewer connections during demolition. "They're estimating 2,500 gallons at the most" for dust-control water in phase 1, Staff member said, and the town estimated an upper bound of 5,000 gallons if taps and water were included.
Staff told the council the contractor will provide most labor and materials but that the contractor had not included certain tap fees in its budget. To reduce the school’s cost, staff proposed waiving town fees for two water taps and one sewer tap, donating two setters and two meters (used equipment to be swapped later), and providing oversight during tap installation. Staff estimated the town’s donated material cost, including water (if they use all 5,000 gallons), at about $1,440 and said the labor-savings value to the contractor might amount to roughly $6,300 to $7,000 if town crews had done the work.
Council members pressed about contingency funding and why the contractors’ plans omitted taps and account-creation costs. One council member said the architects and engineers should have accounted for tap work in their plans; another noted the county and school district secured larger sums for the broader project. Staff emphasized the town would provide oversight but said the contractor would perform the physical work. The transcript records motions and discussion about approving a waiver/assistance but does not include a clear roll-call vote on the waiver in the provided segments.
The council asked staff to clarify cash outlay versus in-kind value and to return with a formal recommendation that includes exact fee waivers and any fiscal impact to the town.
